MANAJEMEN PENDIDIKAN KARAKTER REMAJA DALAM KELUARGA KRISTEN DI ERA DIGITAL: TANTANGAN DAN PERSPEKTIF ALKITABIAH

Abstract

The development of digital technology has significantly transformed adolescents’ lives, including their character formation, communication patterns, social relationships, and spiritual development. In this context, Christian families have an essential responsibility to manage adolescents’ character education based on biblical values. This study aims to analyze the challenges of adolescent character education in Christian families in the digital era and formulate character education management strategies from a biblical perspective. The study employs a qualitative literature review approach by examining publications on character education, adolescent parenting, digital technology, and Christian educational principles in the Bible. The findings indicate that digital technology provides opportunities to develop adolescents’ knowledge, creativity, and spirituality while also presenting challenges, including exposure to harmful content, cyberbullying, reduced family interaction, and difficulties regulating digital media use. Therefore, character education management in Christian families should involve planning character values, organizing parental responsibilities, implementing spiritual practices and parental role modeling, and continuously evaluating adolescents’ behavior. Deuteronomy 6:4-9, Proverbs 22:6, Ephesians 6:4, and Galatians 5:22-23 provide a theological foundation for education that emphasizes faith, responsibility, self-control, love, and wisdom. This study concludes that Christian families need to integrate character education and digital literacy through dialogical, consistent, and developmentally appropriate guidance.